extrajudicial

[ ek-struh-joo-dish-uh l ]

/ ˌɛk strə dʒuˈdɪʃ əl /

outside of judicial proceedings; beyond the action or authority of a court.

beyond, outside, or against the usual procedure of justice; legally unwarranted: an extrajudicial penalty.

Origin of extrajudicial

First recorded in 1620–30; extra- + judicial

ex·tra·ju·di·cial·ly, adverb

I protest against this whole proceeding of the House of Representatives as ex parte and extrajudicial.

A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents: Tyler |Compiled by James D. Richardson
These were extrajudicial services, and the two hundred dollars a year covered all.

The Puddleford Papers, |H. H. Riley
The opinion of the Judges before the trial was extrajudicial and illegal.

The Trial of Theodore Parker |Theodore Parker
And if so, they were extrajudicial oaths, and not binding upon them.

Charles Sumner; his complete works, volume 5 (of 20) |Charles Sumner

The Recorder being thus unexpectedly lash'd for his extrajudicial Procedure, said, with an inraged Smile.

The Tryal of William Penn and William Mead |Various

extrajudicial

/ (ˌɛkstrədʒuːˈdɪʃəl) /

outside the ordinary course of legal proceedings extrajudicial evidence

beyond the jurisdiction or authority of the court an extrajudicial opinion

extrajudicially, adverb